Clark

Clark is an English language surname , ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from " clerk ". First records of the name are found in 12th-century England. The name has many variants. [2] Clark is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom , [1] including placing fourteenth in Scotland. [3] Clark is also an occasional given name , as in the case of Clark Gable . According to the 1990 United States Census , Clark was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population. [4] Notable people with the surname include: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark